James Wan director of The Conjuring movies is on a roll with Lights Out, a supernatural horror film that answers one of our worst fear: the darkness, once our lights at home had been switched off.
This time, he is the executive producer and handed out directorial duties to Swede David F. Sandberg, who is making his full length directorial debut based on his short film that became a viral sensation 3 years ago.
I have not seen the short film (but I will after) but Lights Out is one effective horror film that is completely CGI free matched with an outstanding cast led by the lovely Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies) who plays Rebecca who saves his half brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman) from their unstable mother Sophie (The great Maria Bello) who battles depression following the death of her two ex-husbands as well as talking in the dark to a shadowy entity Diana ,who had a special bond with Sophie when they were both younger and has a violent attack streak to match even until the afterlife. The comic touch is provided by Bret played by Alexander DIPersia who plays the boyfriend of Rebecca. In an average horror film, he will just be the token partner of the lead but his character isn't and Bret is the key that unravels the film's last half. A special
commendation should be given and to the wonderful cameraman and cinematographer who made the darkness beautiful yet scary again.
Lights Out short running time of 82 minutes is just about right if its based on a short film.
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